Camping now and then is excellent for you. The fresh air, the sky, the stars, and the trees are great breaks from the urban jungle that we live in. The wonderful music of the birds singing sounds oh so much prettier.
However, even though camping is a great activity, it does pull you away from the technology that makes life a little convenient. Things that we take for granted such as the heater, the air-conditioning, the stove, the microwave, all cannot be carried in a backpack. Unless you call camping at a resort in a rented trailor that has all those luxuries which I admit we some times do.
Anyways as a result, you will have to contend with what you have with regards to various activities like sleeping and cooking. However, camping does not mean you have to be tied with bland dishes. You can have a scrumptious meal with a few quick, painlessly simple camping recipes. It also seems that you are much hungrier, your appetite soars when living outdoors those few days.
Some of the basic meals you can prepare during a camping trip include hard boiled eggs and bacons for breakfast. Fish or chicken partnered with some boiled potatoes for lunch or supper would be a nice treat as well. Also frying the potatoes in butter and bacon grease for breakfast. I usually will bake a meatloaf or prepare a pot of sloppy joes ahead of time too.
The key for camping recipes is simplification. You can get your favorite meal, then gather the core ingredients, think of how you can transport all this in the smallest available storage space then you’re ready to go. Camp meals are all about how much you can carry comfortably in your backpack/coolers.
You’re not going to cook inside the convenience of your kitchen. But rather, you will be working outside, on the grass or rocks and using firewood or charcoal. With this in mind it would be best to keep your recipes simple. Make something that you will just have to place on a skillet or frying pan, add all the necessary ingredients and let it cook. For example, you can add some flavor and zing to your bacon if you add some onions, salt and pepper and add milk and eggs. That may sound a bit weird but it tastes pretty good. Add potatoes or mushrooms (or both) for a fuller meal and you’ll have a hearty breakfast that will keep you pumped up until lunch. I do cheat at times. If you have electricity to your campsite, I cheat and bring a small microwave along. With having children along, it's almost an absolute must.
When you plan to cook fish over an open camp fire, you might want to remember packing aluminum foil with you. The foil will help protect the fish from being burned. Camp fires, when you’re not used to it are not as easy to control as a burner stove where high, medium, and low heat can be set with a dial of a knob. Before you wrap your fish in foil, you can add some onions, pepper, and even garlic inside it to add flavor. With some fish, I will add butter for the "pretend it's crab" taste. If you have some lemon with you squeeze some on the fish. {Remember to pack the aluminum foil, and other non-biodegradable trash for that matter, back with you if you don’t see any trash cans at your camp site.}
Grilling is a good way to cook over a camp fire and a good way to interact with your family as well. It is a social activity during a camping trip that both the kids and adults seem to enjoy. You can grill hotdogs or roast marshmallows over the camp fire. But what you can also do is pack some sausages, brats and pre-pattied, pre-seasoned hamburgers with you and grill them for dinner or supper. Pack some buns, ketchup and mustard as well. Go with pre-cooked sausages. You will spend less time cooking them on the grill, since you’re basically just heating them.
A quick, painless camping recipe involves being prepared before hand. When you bring your food with you during a camping trip, it is best, of course, to prepare them before hand for faster cooking. This way you will have more time enjoying the food rather than preparing and cooking them.
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